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How a California Man Survived 30 Days Lost at Sea With a Broken Mast

He’s already planning another trip across the ocean, this time in an even bigger boat.

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A guy on a sailboat making the journey from California to Hawaii survived a month lost at sea after his mast snapped, stranding him in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

As reported by Hawaii News Now, thirty-nine-year-old Kai Sato left California in June hoping to complete his first solo trek across the Pacific. Two weeks in, his mast snapped, his navigation phone died, and he suddenly had to face the realization that the Pacific Ocean is gigantic.

There was one shred of hope: his sailboat had a motor on it, but he ran out of fuel on the way back to California, leaving him stranded at sea yet again.

After feeling helpless for the first week, contemplating........

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